I'm part of a local moms club. its pretty diverse and i enjoy that. sometimes we meet at public places and sometimes it' at each other's homes. i carry a pistol with me everywhere unless the law prohibits me from doing so. i don't openly share that with people i know. its just there for my own peace of mind. as moms we talk about all kinds of things when we get together. some moms are strongly against guns in the home and i think they'd freak out if they knew i carried one with me. should i just continue to keep my mouth shut about me "packing"? should i not bring my weapon into these mom's homes out of respect? or should i just tell them that i carry and that they need to deal with it. i really enjoy hanging out with these moms and I'm worried that it will affect our friendship. great mom friends are hard to come by!
Keep quite...I do. No one needs to know. Just keep your purse close to you, NEVER put it out of your sight, like a bedroom where people like to put coats and purses. Mine is at my side at all times and NO ONE has asked me about it.
If anything, you are being responsible with your weapon which is what we as gun owners preach about all the time.
Your rights need to be respected also.
Some people are weird and I htink it better to tell them upfront. Tell them you are licensed to carry it and if they choose it to not be in there house, then say you will leave it in your car. I think most moms would understand you wanting to protect yourself and your family. Who knows you might even find more moms that would like to learn to shoot or might be interested in carrying to protect themselves or their children. The ones that are usually the most scared are the ones that are most curious about it and will learn to accept them as a tool or machine and not a danger. Let us know what you decide. Hope it works out.
First I was going to say not to tell it's none of there business but after reading the first two replies, I see both points. I think it's something that you really need to decide. Some mom's might be ok with it, And then there are the rightous mom's who are going to freak about it. But hey maybe you can open there eyes to see it's not such a bad thing.
Both opinions have valid points. Before you tell them I would suggest having a conversation with them about guns. Find out why they are against them and see if anyone would be open to having a girls day at the range. Maybe by opening their eyes to the fact that you are a responsible gun owner who is willing to teach people things like gun safety they will be ok with you carrying.
But personally, I don't let people know. My friends know because they have all been to the range with me and none of them have a problem. They actually feel safer with me.
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